Elaine Stewart

Elaine Stewart
Publicity photo from The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
Born	Elsy Steinberg (1930-05-31)May 31, 1930 Montclair, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	June 27, 2011(2011-06-27) (aged 81) Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress, model
Years active	1952–76
Spouse(s)	Bill Carter (1961–63; divorced) Merrill Heatter (1964–2011; her death); 2 children
Children	Stewart and Gabrielle

Elaine Stewart (born Elsy Steinberg; May 31, 1930 – June 27, 2011) was an American actress and model.

Stewart was born in Montclair, New Jersey as Elsy Steinberg. She was one of five children born into a German Jewish family. Her father was a police sergeant.

In 1961, she married actor Bill Carter. They divorced in 1964, and she married television producer Merrill Heatter on December 31, 1964. They had a son, Stewart, and a daughter, Gabrielle.

Stewart made her debut by winning Miss See in See Magazine in 1952, with measurements 34–25–36. She was in many magazines such as Playboy and Photoplay.

Stewart had a supporting role in The Bad and the Beautiful (1952), as Lila, a starlet who has a romantic fling with a producer played by Kirk Douglas. She was featured as the love interest of Sgt Ryan, played by Richard Widmark, in Take the High Ground! (1953) as Julie.

She appeared in other films, such as Brigadoon, Night Passage, Code Two, The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond, and The Adventures of Hajji Baba. Stewart had a small but key role, as Anne Boleyn, in 1953's Young Bess. She co-starred with Jeff Chandler in the film noir The Tattered Dress (1957), with Victor Mature in the western Escort West (1958) and shared top billing with John Derek in a 1958 adventure film, High Hell before turning to television.